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1719600

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Bexley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support children with special educational needs in the London Borough of Bexley.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	27291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 24/05/2024 13:15:11 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1719644

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Office of the Children's Commissioner: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff have left the Office of the Children's Commissioner in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	27386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 24/05/2024 12:59:04 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1719645

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Work England: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff have left Social Work England in each year since its creation.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	27387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 24/05/2024 12:59:41 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1719648

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff have left the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel in each year since its creation.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	27390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 24/05/2024 13:01:52 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1719649

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Independent Review Mechanism: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff have left the Independent Review Mechanism in each year since its creation.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	27391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 24/05/2024 10:08:55 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1719739

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the impact of (a) integrating SEND children in mainstream schools and (b) sending SEND children to specialised schools on the (i) educational outcomes and (ii) general wellbeing of those children.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	27418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) Improvement Plan sets out a vision for a single, national inclusive SEND and AP system where all children, no matter their need, receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. This requires high-quality mainstream provision where children and young people have their needs identified early and can access prompt, evidence-based, targeted support. This should be alongside improved access to timely, high-quality specialist provision, where this is appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The department continues to monitor the literature and latest research on the impact of inclusion.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 24/05/2024 13:02:25 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1719796

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Nurseries: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing Government (a) financial and (b) other support for people looking to open new nurseries.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	27478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 24/05/2024 13:18:29 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1719201

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the (a) suitability of and (b) need for a review of Provider Access Legislation for students with SEND to assist them with acquiring employment.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	27132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>Since January 2023, schools have been required to comply with strengthened provider access legislation, offering at least six opportunities for pupils to meet providers of technical education or apprenticeships. These encounters offer insights into the courses and qualifications that different providers offer, supporting pupils to make more informed decisions about their next step.</p><p> </p><p>All pupils should have the same opportunities for meaningful provider encounters. The overwhelming majority of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with high levels of needs, can access fulfilling jobs and careers with the right preparation and support. Schools should involve parents/carers, the Special Educational Needs Coordinator and other relevant staff to identify any barriers and support needed, and tailor each provider encounter appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>Where future pathways are limited for learners due to the nature of their specific learning needs and/or physical ability, for example where they are highly likely to proceed into adult social care, it is recognised that it may be necessary for additional flexibility in how these encounters are delivered.</p><p> </p><p>The Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) supports schools, colleges and specialist institutions to meet the requirements of the provider access legislation. The CEC has produced tailored resources for provider access legislation in SEND settings, sharing good practice in developing and delivering tailored encounters within SEND provision. The resources can be found at the following link: <a href="https://resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk/resources/provider-access-legislation-pal-send-settings" target="_blank">https://resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk/resources/provider-access-legislation-pal-send-settings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Data published by the CEC provides encouraging early evidence that specialist settings are offering more meaningful encounters for their pupils. For example, in the 2022/23 academic year, 69% of schools reported that most young people had been provided with meaningful encounters with Independent Training Providers (up 9% percentage points in 2021/22). This was higher in special schools and alternative provision (90%), an increase of 22% percentage points from the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>2023/24 is the first full academic year that the strengthened legislation has been in place. The department will continue to monitor and review the support in place, the level of compliance, and the impact on young people.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 24/05/2024 12:55:13 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1719370

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve educational outcomes for homeless children in temporary accommodation or experiencing rough sleeping.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	27057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>DLUHC is investing £1.2 billion through the Homelessness Prevention Grant over three years, including a £109 million top-up for 2024/25, to ensure that families can move out of temporary accommodation and into stable accommodation, as well as reducing the need for temporary accommodation by preventing homelessness before it occurs.</p><p>To help schools tackle the challenges facing disadvantaged pupils, including pupils who might be in temporary accommodation or experiencing homelessness, and to improve children’s educational outcomes, the department has provided pupil premium funding since 2011. Pupil premium funding is increasing to over £2.9 billion this financial year which will ensure that the most disadvantaged pupils receive the support they need to succeed at school.</p><p>In 2024/25, the department has targeted a greater proportion of schools’ National Funding Formula towards deprived pupils than ever before with over £4.4 billion of the formula allocated according to deprivation in 2024/25, and over £7.8 billion through additional needs factors based on deprivation, low prior attainment, English as an additional language and mobility. This is alongside various support programmes including free school meals, the National School Breakfast Club programme and the Holiday Activities and Food programme. The department is also targeting support at young people who most need help with the costs of staying in post-16 education and training, through the 16-19 bursary and has extended free meals to disadvantaged 16 to 18 year old students attending further education institutions.</p><p>The department is prioritising the attendance of vulnerable children in education, including those who are in temporary accommodation, by introducing stronger expectations of schools, trusts, and local authorities to work together to tackle absence set out in guidance that will become statutory in August 2024, including an expectation on schools to identify at-risk pupils and work with families to support absent students and, from September 2024, introducing a mandatory attendance data tool, allowing them to identify pupils at risk of persistent absence and to enable early intervention.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 24/05/2024 13:21:07 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1719412

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to allocate new (a) funding and (b) resources to support children with special educational needs and disabilities in schools.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	27150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>High needs funding for children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is over £10.5 billion in 2024/25, which is an increase of over 60% from the 2019/20 allocations. Of this, Sefton Council is due to receive a high needs funding allocation of £47.8 million in 2024/25, which is a cumulative increase of 32% per head over the three years from 2021/22. This funding will help local authorities and schools, both mainstream and special schools, with the increasing costs of supporting children and young people with SEND.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, on 22 May the department published 2024/25 allocations of the Teachers’ Pay Additional Grant, which helps schools with the costs of the 2023 teachers’ pay award, and the 2024 Teachers’ Pension Employer Contribution Grant, which helps schools with the increased employer contribution rate from April 2024. This funding totals £1.9 billion in 2024/25 and is to support schools with the costs of their teachers, and therefore contributes to the resources that are available for schools’ pupils with SEND.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2024, the department also published just under £850 million of High Needs Provision Capital Allocations (HNPCA) for 2023/24 and 2024/25. This funding is allocated to local authorities to support them deliver new places and improve existing provision for children and young people with SEND or who require alternative provision (AP).</p><p> </p><p>This funding forms part of the department’s transformational investment of £2.6 billion in new high needs provision between 2022 and 2025 which, when combined with the department’s ongoing delivery of new special and AP free schools, is creating over 60,000 new specialist places across the country.</p><p> </p><p>In total, Sefton Council has been allocated just over £9.7 million through HNPCA between 2022 and 2025.</p><p> </p><p>This funding can be used to deliver new places in mainstream and special schools, as well as other specialist settings, and to improve the suitability and accessibility of existing buildings.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to local authority allocations, 201 special free schools are either open or planned to open in future years. Once at capacity, these schools will provide over 21,000 places for pupils with special educational needs. Over 10,000 of these places have already been delivered.</p><p> </p><p>This includes 56 special free schools being delivered as part of the £2.6 billion of high needs capital funding received in the 2021 Spending Review, plus additional funding announced at the 2024 Spring Budget.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 24/05/2024 12:45:35 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore